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Glimpses of a few Community & Service Activities @ Mahatma Gandhi International School

Community & Service Activities Mahatma Gandhi ......The best art work created collaboratively were displayed in an arts gallery, Kanoria Centre for Arts on 14, 15 and 16 October 2011

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Page 1: Community & Service Activities Mahatma Gandhi ......The best art work created collaboratively were displayed in an arts gallery, Kanoria Centre for Arts on 14, 15 and 16 October 2011

Glimpses of a few

Community & Service Activities

@

Mahatma Gandhi International School

Page 2: Community & Service Activities Mahatma Gandhi ......The best art work created collaboratively were displayed in an arts gallery, Kanoria Centre for Arts on 14, 15 and 16 October 2011

Uttarayan Awareness Rally

Students of MGIS created installations on the road to create awareness about the dangers of ‘manja’ for birds and humans on Law Garden.

January 2012

Page 3: Community & Service Activities Mahatma Gandhi ......The best art work created collaboratively were displayed in an arts gallery, Kanoria Centre for Arts on 14, 15 and 16 October 2011

Art Workshop with children from Chharanagar, MGIS and Mercedes College, Australia

We called upon Shri. Toofan Rafai, a noted painter to conduct an art workshop with children hailing from the socially ostracised and socio-economically underprivileged community of Chharanagar.

This community has been stigmatised as criminals and forced to do labour due to The Criminal Tribes Act of 1911. After this act was repealed in 1952, they relocated to the outskirts of Ahmedabad but continue to face social discrimination.

The best art work created collaboratively were displayed in an arts gallery, Kanoria Centre for Arts on 14, 15 and 16 October 2011. This art work was part of the Ahmedabad International Arts Festival (www.aiaf.in) and was viewed by many locals of the city. It served the purpose of creating awareness about the Chharas, providing them with art skills, giving them exposure to a public space to express themselves, and fingers crossed, maybe pave the way for future collaborations with local artists, in short open up a career option for them.

27 - 29 September 2011 & 14 - 16 October 2011

Page 4: Community & Service Activities Mahatma Gandhi ......The best art work created collaboratively were displayed in an arts gallery, Kanoria Centre for Arts on 14, 15 and 16 October 2011

Teaching English on the streets

MGIS and exchange students from French school Lycée St Germain en Laye teach street children English.

February 2011

Page 5: Community & Service Activities Mahatma Gandhi ......The best art work created collaboratively were displayed in an arts gallery, Kanoria Centre for Arts on 14, 15 and 16 October 2011

Awareness Rally

The students of Mahatma Gandhi International School (MGIS) are organizing a Safe Uttarayan Rally which will be flagged off from MGIS on Thursday, 13 January 2011 at 10 a.m.

EVENTS:

- Children from KG to Grade 12 in colorful costumes and makeup- Two skits at Mithakali Gam at 10.15 a.m.- An installation performance at Law Garden at 11 a.m.- A life size game made to engage the onlookers in a playful dialogue - Posters and banners with slogans written in English, Hindi and Gujarati - Wall paintings with messages and slogans

MGIS is supported in its efforts by the Forest Department, Gujarat. Students in the higher classes have reached out with this message to several schools including Municipal School Number 2, 6, 7, 10 & 17, A.G School, Nelson International School, Tulip School and C.N Vidhyalay.

January 2011

Page 6: Community & Service Activities Mahatma Gandhi ......The best art work created collaboratively were displayed in an arts gallery, Kanoria Centre for Arts on 14, 15 and 16 October 2011

Microcredit Project with marginalised community in the city

In February 2010, 17 French students of Lycee International and three teachers came for two weeks to MGIS and collaborated on a series of community service projects and micro-credit programme.They learnt traditional Indian Art techniques, shared French cuisine, art and culture to Indian students and worked on a Microcredit project in Johapura, Ahmedabad – one of the biggest slums of the city. They also initiated many community service projects including teaching English to the slum dwelling children, conducting self-confidence enhancing workshops and fun activities such as football for them.

February 2010

Page 7: Community & Service Activities Mahatma Gandhi ......The best art work created collaboratively were displayed in an arts gallery, Kanoria Centre for Arts on 14, 15 and 16 October 2011

MGIS DP Newsletter March 2010

Page 8: Community & Service Activities Mahatma Gandhi ......The best art work created collaboratively were displayed in an arts gallery, Kanoria Centre for Arts on 14, 15 and 16 October 2011

Documenting disappearing traditions of city

Students make films on disappearing professions

November 2008 - January 2009

Page 9: Community & Service Activities Mahatma Gandhi ......The best art work created collaboratively were displayed in an arts gallery, Kanoria Centre for Arts on 14, 15 and 16 October 2011

(Above) The Times of India Supplement-

Ahmedabad Mirror pg. 2

April 25, 2008

Making Soc ia l A w a r e n e s s Adverts

Students conceive and create adverts. Govt purchases them to create awareness

January- April 2008

Page 10: Community & Service Activities Mahatma Gandhi ......The best art work created collaboratively were displayed in an arts gallery, Kanoria Centre for Arts on 14, 15 and 16 October 2011

(Below) The Times of India Supplement-

Ahmedabad Mirror pg. 8

April 26, 2008

Teaching English to underprivileged children

Underprivileged students on full scholarship at MGIS give back to society.

November 2007- April 2008